Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-25
CELE>TE'S WEDDING,

~ y. 4 small town with population
Of 5000 or Coco inhabitants. ,i>tau
twenty miles from Paris. ! arrived ther,
about 10 III the forenoon. and Was .reatl,
surprised Iu find the streets. which ar,
generally - silent and peaceful, un
usually animated. Groups uf men wcT'
standing in front nf the shops, woInei
were guSsipinG at the windows. youu-
men ard Young girls We're vending theil
way toward the public square. Will,
urCh!uS were running about in every di
rection.
The Hotel Of Commerce, my customar,
stopping place, seemed upside down
Travellers, who had been abandoned L,
their fate by the walters. We're sugging
furiously at their bell cords. one callin-
for his boots. another for his breakfast
this one wanted his mail. that one his
paper. while the corridors We're the scene
of an indesCrihahle confusion. The mas
ter Of the house. a stout. jovial man.
known 10 all as Father Philip. travelled
up stairs and down, perspirinc. painting
aid fuIning. AZ Il loss as To which call he
should answer first. | stopped him Us he
WAS going by.
Hello, Father Philip said |, with a
laugh, what is the matter. Are Your
servants ON strikes''
All" replied he, as he mopped his
face fIriouSly with his handkerchief.
don't speak Of il, sir. Although | had
forbidden it, they have all gone TO the
wedding. All! here they are now, coming
hack, 1t is about time
With contrire looks and hanging heads
the three walters were returning, As re
said. sncaking along the wall. But IA
ther Pnilip, red a 4 boiled lobster, had
caught sight Of them, and without wait
ing for explanations he bawled at the
top OF his voice:
SAY, are Won all irving 20 make n fool
OF me, AuguSt". chocolate 10 :, coffee
with milk TO H. letters to .! Emile, l6's
boots. 6s hat, Petit Journal for ,. No
Is bill jules. li's breakfast, The Time
Table for 81.
Without any questions, Auguste, Emile
and Jules disappeared up the staircase as
If by Elacic. We heard them scurrying
along the halls on the upper floor: doors
were slammed. and five minutes later the
house had recovered its usual serenity.
Then only did Father Philip become more
ralTu. ami, turning 10 me. he said:
your yaltSc yet. beg your pardon. All.
my dear sir. one is anything bat happy
when he has to deal with such scamps'
But then cannot lie angry with them to-
lay. The whole town is topsy turvy on
account Of .he wedding
Whose wedding
-.Bcin' All, that's So You have just
arrived and could not know. 1t is the
marriage If Mile. Bondurand"'
In utteriug this last sentence Father
Philip WAS very probably under the I'M
preston that WIS going to exclaim:
That accounts for it, a he seemed
most unpleasantly surprised when l re-
piled. without dreaming that | nigh,
give olfense: Il can't see why the mar
r.a-c Of that particular lady should have
reyolutinnized the town in this way"
He dislainfully stuck out his neither
lip, sure sign that he was pouting, or,
~ his walters would say. showing his
lip" Still. he WAS on the point of ex-
planning why s'Ich a cause had produced
~ great au effect when the rumbling Of
carriages resounded in the street and the
AR was filed with cries of Here they
come, here they come
Ii WAS the weddinC-the famous wed
ding Of Nile. BondUrand-which, after
the ceremony at the town hall and al
church. was passing " the hotel on its
way back 10 the bride residence. ltwas
followed by a crowd of idlers who ran
along. shouting. waving their hats, and
showing each other, even under the
horses feet. a. tlOy scrambled in the dust
after the sugar plums the groomsmsn
h.- h.n fhrnnUh
carriage windows.
We had posted ourselves on the stoop
t0 get better view Of the cortecc as it
went by. Father Philip shared in the
general enthusiasm, AMI seemed hugely
delighted a. he pointed out 10 me the fam
lily and the invited guests.
There is Monsieur BoEdurand. the
brides father, in the second carriage
Hello! his wife is not with him. Parbleu.
she has got into her daughters vehicle.
That bald headed gentleman is our sous
prefct
And who is that peasant woman in
full dress; She seems quite impressed by
the grand company in which she finds
herself.
That is the Croom's mother, old Nine.
FlorCnt Doesn't the worthy woman seem
Inp-,y' ArlNrpw fharr she il the
~ ,;,,,. in har liz. riding in car
ri,ae :,
The groom is not q rich man. them"
Who, jacques Florent: Why, he
b,s,,, a.. ca-,, to his name ~
..,,d b;s yifas.,
..Nus C.Iest. Ropdurand has a dowrv
of 200 600 francs witbuut mentioning
fn-ur. ,xrrct,tions :,
..phew! Nnns;enr Jocoues FIorent has
fallen ip,o -, we'll lined nest ;,
Fa-har palm smiled annrovinclv As
his .v. TN u,n, ,ba occun,n-s of two az
.ho c,rrial-es in the corterc. he suddenly
cx,Ioimed.
..Tbnro they ave. ,bere ,bar are,-- They
wore invited TOO il seems THAT is n
c,n;,al ;nke - he added louobin1 pntil
,ba ,oors rrlInI down bis fnt checks
..,Tis re,,Iv a Good Joke, .. {. DO
-on see tbcm,',
mo So. whom 7 dom, GOO a,v,bipo
10 louph at
..TLcr, il, tho sivtb c.rri.-e ,ba. ,or,
Iirht haired man nj the side of ,hnt youny
ri j, , mini, dress with i, white hat is
Monsieur a.. yauviII,in tho chief b,iIiff